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SpaceX launches 22nd cluster of Starlink satellites
March 14 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its 22nd cluster of Starlink communication satellites before dawn Sunday from Florida.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket came at 6:01 a.m. EDT, just hours after clocks move ahead for Daylight Saving Time, from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
After the main engine cutoff, the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, completing the ninth flight of that booster.
A little more than an hour after launch, SpaceX confirmed the satellites had been released into their initial orbit.
Read more: https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/03/14/spacex-starlink-satellite-launch/9921615704177/
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And disruption of the night sky. Thanks elon musk, NOT. 
